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French Revolution

By Mason Willis
  • Palace of Versailles Built

    Palace of Versailles Built

    It is a formal royal residence. Located in Versailles 12 west of Paris.
  • King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles.

    King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles.

    Louis moved to Versailles to escape from the turmoil in Paris.
  • King King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette

    King King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette

    Louis and Marie got married to confirm and strengthen France and Austrian alliance
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    French Revolution

    The French Revolution was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799.
  • Bastille is Stormed

    Bastille is Stormed

    Revolutionaries stormed and seized control of the medieval armory, fortress, and political prison
  • Tennis Court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath

    A pledge that was signed in the early days of the French Revolution and was an important revolutionary act that displayed the belief that political authority came from the nation's people and not from the monarchy.
  • The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written

    The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written

    The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789, is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution.
  • Women’s March on Versailles

    Women’s March on Versailles

    Ended the king's independence and signified the change of power and reforms about to overtake France.
  • King Louis XVI is executed

    King Louis XVI is executed

    Public execution of King Louis XVI by guillotine.
  • Reign of Terror

    Reign of Terror

    It was a time of mass terror with lots of violence and executions.
  • Napoleon launches a Coup d’Etat on the weak & corrupt Directory.

    Napoleon launches a Coup d’Etat on the weak & corrupt Directory.

    overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the Consulate, making way for the despotism of Napoleon Bonaparte.
  • Creation of the Napoleonic Code

    Creation of the Napoleonic Code

    Napoleon Bonaparte, as the new emperor of France, began the arduous task of revising France's outdated and muddled legal system.
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    Napoleon as Emperor

    considered to be one of history's greatest military leaders. He rose to prominence during the French Revolution and served as emperor of France
  • Napoleon crowns himself emperor

    Napoleon crowns himself emperor

    Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and made Josephine Empress. His coronation ceremony took place on December 2, 1804, in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris.
  • Defeat in Russian Campaign

    Defeat in Russian Campaign

    Napoleon failed to conquer Russia in 1812 for several reasons: faulty logistics, poor discipline, disease, and weather.
  • When he was exiled

    When he was exiled

    With Paris under threat, Napoleon was forced to abdicate. The victors drew up the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo

    The Battle of Waterloo is where Napoleon's forces were defeated by the British and Prussians,